Faculty

Eugene Rubin, MD, PhD

Current PositionProfessor of Psychiatry

University Roles
Vice Chairman for Education

Education and Training B.A.: Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1971Ph.D.: Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977M.D.: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978Residency: Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978-1982Chief Residency: Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 1983-1984

Major AwardsListed in Best Doctors in America, 1996-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2009, 2010, 2011-2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018AOA, Washington University School of Medicine;American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Medical Book Award, 1st place, Public/Healthcare Consumers Category, 2010 (together with co-author, CF Zorumski);Distinguished Educator Award for House Staff Teaching, 2009, Washington University School of Medicine; Washington University School of Medicine Alumni/Faculty Award, 2008;Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Graduating Residency Class of 2007;Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association

Areas of Clinical Interest
Dementias Depression and chronic illness

Areas of Research Interests
As a clinical investigator associated with the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, my areas of emphasis have included the psychopathology of Alzheimer's dementia and the characterization of presymptomatic and very mild illness. I also participate in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network Treatment Unit studies. As part of the Department's Behavioral Medicine Center, I am also involved in studies of affective disorder in populations with co-morbid heart disease.

As Vice-chair for Education and former Residency Director, I am interested in both consumer and professional education. I have co-authored two books with Charles F. Zorumski, MD: Demystifying Psychiatry (2010) and Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: A Primer (2011). We also actively co-author the Demystifying Psychiatry blog on the Psychology Today website.